Hey joker, great thread and I have spent a great deal of reading time and time again. I currently have the Meelec m9s and thought they were great [the start of my audiophile journey?] I'm not sure if you are familiar with Shure 750DJ closed headphones but I recently got those a few months ago and I'm looking for something with a similar sound in an IEM. It has a very fun, punchy, bass and it has been great for dubstep/house/hip hop. Going back to the m9s they just sounded so flat and empty so I wanted some IEMs that would fit the bill. Any suggestions?

Hey joker, great thread and I have spent a great deal of reading time and time again. I currently have the Meelec m9s and thought they were great [the start of my audiophile journey?] I'm not sure if you are familiar with Shure 750DJ closed headphones but I recently got those a few months ago and I'm looking for something with a similar sound in an IEM. It has a very fun, punchy, bass and it has been great for dubstep/house/hip hop. Going back to the m9s they just sounded so flat and empty so I wanted some IEMs that would fit the bill. Any suggestions?

Wouldn't expect the M9s to compete with a $150+ DJ can but I'm afraid I'm not familiar with any of Shure's full-size headphones. If you're looking for fun and bassy and more 3-D sounding than an M9 you may want to look at some of the Xears models, Beyer DTX101iE, or original Turbines, but hopefully someone with a 750DJ can chime in with more specifics.

can you suggest something close to the re262, but on the sub $100 (or even lower)?

just not the spider realvoice or the Xcape IE

A151, CC51, Xears TD? or something else?

No, not really. The RE262 is stupid good at $149. I'm not aware of anything that's close <$100 aside from the IE. Maybe the Fischer SB but if you weren't comfortable with the Xcapes, you won't like the Fischers.

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suure :P

You know me too well

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Is it possible you could add the 2 TFTA varieties to your test?

Unlikely due to the massive backlog. See the FAQ on the front page of this thread.

People, I knew that if I waited long enough the ESW9 would drop to meet my meagre budget. 269 AUD delivered, at a time when the Pacific Peso is spiralling down to 90 US cents, makes me very, very happy. These cans might not be at the very top of Joker's list, but his impressions were enough to tip me over the edge on the purchase.